Postgraduate Study in Clinical Pharmacy
Overview
Clinical Pharmacy is available to students at postgraduate level through:
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (PGDipClinPharm) or
Master of Clinical Pharmacy (MClinPharm)
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Whether you are advancing your career with our specialised graduate qualifications or pursuing in-depth research and expertise through our postgraduate programmes, Otago is here to support your aspirations.
Postgraduate qualifications
Honours, Master’s, PhDs, and other advanced degrees for graduates. Just one additional year of study will earn you a valuable postgraduate degree. Or perhaps you want the depth of a full year of research-only time during a Master’s or to step up to a PhD.
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (PGDipClinPharm)
A distance-taught, coursework programme for registered pharmacists that can be completed with full-time (one-year) or part-time study (maximum four years)
Master of Clinical Pharmacy (MClinPharm)
A primarily distance-taught, advanced degree for working registered pharmacists, requiring a significant supervised research project, culminating in a thesis.
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Take your expertise to the next level with advanced study.
Contacts
See the subject entry for Pharmacy for further information about the general subject area of pharmacy.
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